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Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli strains of avian and human origin: link between phylogenetic relationships and common virulence patterns.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Oct 2007
Moulin-Schouleur Maryvonne, Répérant Maryline, Laurent Sylvie, Brée Annie, Mignon-Grasteau Sandrine, Germon Pierre, Rasschaert Denis, Schouler Catherine
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Extraintestinal pathogenic Escherichia coli (ExPEC) strains of human and avian origin show similarities that suggest that the avian strains potentially have zoonotic properties. However, the phylogenetic relationships between avian and human ExPEC strains are poorly documented, so this possibility is difficult to assess. We used PCR-based phylotyping and multilocus sequence typing (MLST) to determine the...
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